List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States
This list of LGBT ambassadors of the United States includes ambassadors of the United States who publicly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or otherwise part of the LGBT community at the time of their appointment. This list includes ambassadors to individual nations of the world, to international organizations (also known as permanent representatives), and ambassadors-at-large.[1]
Ambassadors are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.[2] Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time.
List
Ambassador | Country/Organization | List | Confirmed | Assumed Office | End of Term | President(s) | Ref. |
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James Hormel | List | May 1999 (recess appointment) | June 29, 1999 | 2001 | Bill Clinton | [3][4] | |
Michael E. Guest | List | August 1, 2001 | September 24, 2001 | July 8, 2004 | George W. Bush | [5] | |
David Huebner | List | November 20, 2009 | December 4, 2009 | January 17, 2014 | Barack Obama | [6] | |
Daniel Baer | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | List | August 1, 2013 | September 10, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama | [3][4] |
James Costos | List | August 1, 2013 | September 24, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama | [3][4] | |
Rufus Gifford | List | August 1, 2013[7] | September 13, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama | [3][4] | |
Wally Brewster | List | November 14, 2013 | December 9, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama | [3][4] | |
John Berry | List | August 1, 2013 | September 25, 2013 | September 2016 | Barack Obama | [3][4] | |
Ted Osius | List | November 17, 2014 | December 16, 2014 | October 2017 | Barack Obama, Donald Trump | [3][4] | |
Richard Grenell | List | April 26, 2018 | May 8, 2018 | June 2020 | Donald Trump | [3][4] | |
Randy W. Berry | List | May 10, 2018 | October 25, 2018 | Present | Donald Trump | [8][9] | |
Eric Nelson | List | August 23, 2018 | January 2, 2019 | Present | Donald Trump | ||
Jeff Daigle | List | May 29, 2019 | September 10, 2019 | Present | Donald Trump | ||
Robert Gilchrist | List | July 22, 2019 | December 19, 2019 | Present | Donald Trump |
See also
References
- "U.S. Ambassadors: Current List of Ambassadorial Appointments Overseas". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- U.S. Senate – Powers & Procedure Senate.gov Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- Itkowitz, Colby (March 25, 2015). "The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room". Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Summers, Claude (August 21, 2016). "Obama's 6 Gay U.S. Ambassadors Are Leading the Global Fight for LGBT Rights". The New Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Michael Guest Bio" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- "PN561 — John Rufus Gifford — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- http://www.nepalisite.com/openly-gay-ambassador-randy-berry-sworn-in-as-the-next-u-s-ambassador-to-nepal/
- "Trump Appoints, confirms out gay diplomat, Randy Berry, as Ambassador to Nepal". 2018-09-19.
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